circumstance

Definitions of circumstance in various dictionaries:

noun - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

noun - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

noun - information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

noun - formal ceremony about important occasions

A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.

A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.

Often circumstances.

Detail accompanying or surrounding an event, as in a narrative or series of events.

Formal display; ceremony: the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.